Chicken coop



1. E. RISTY.

CHICKEN COOP.

APPLICATION FILED APII.22, IszI.

1,415,397, @Patented May9,1922.

narran sraiss JULIA E. RISTY, V03E' PIPESTONE, MINNESOTA.

CHICKEN COOP.

Application led April 22, 1921.

To all whom 'it/may concern.

Be it known that I, JULIA E. Rrsrr, .a citizen of the United States,residing at Pipestone,'in the county of Pipestone and State ofMinnesota, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in ChickenCoops; and I do declare the following to be ay full, clear and exactdescription 'of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in theart to which it appertains to make and use the saine.

This invention relates to improvements in chicken coops of the typewherein it is desired to confine the mother hen, yet permit the chicksto roam at large, thus overcoming thepossibility of the hen stepping onand killing the small chicks as is a common occurrence, especially whenconfined in the-usual housing or coop.

The .principal object of the invention is to provide an improved coop ofthis type which embodies an linner compartment in which the hen is to beconfined and an outer compartment which surrounds the iirstnamedcompartment and provides between its inner face and the latter, a runwayfor the small chickens, said outercompartment being formed at itsbottomiwith a'plurality of openings through which the chickens can passin and out.

Another object of the invention is to provide a coop embodying theaforesaid compartments. the inner one being of such construction that iteffectively coniines the hen1 yet permits the chicks to enter the sameat any point around its periphery.

Another. andv very important object of the invention is to .provide acoop embodying the aforesaid construction, the compartments being formedwith oppositely disposed or alined outlet' openings closed by doors,there being` two doors closing the openingin the inner compartment andthese doors being hinged and of vsuch a size that when they areswung-open, they serve to close the aforesaid runway so that the hencannot get into the latter.

Still another object ofthe inventiony is Vto provide a novel brooderforchickens which is provided at its top with an opening by means of whichaccess may be had to the interior of the coop, this opening beingsurrounded by arim having air inlet openings therein, the opening in thetop of the coop being `closed by a cover is Specification of LettersPatent.

Patented May 9, 1922.

serial No. 463,455.

equipped with a depending apertured iiange surrounding said rim, wherebywhen the cover is rotated, the inlet openings may be opened or closed asthe case may be.

Other objects and' advantages of the invention will be apparent duringthe course of the following description. v

In the .accompanying drawings forming a part of this specification andin which like numerals are employed to designate like parts throughoutthe same:

Figure l is an elevational view of an improved coop constructed inaccordance with this invention.

Figure 2 is a horizontal. sectional view taken on the plane of the line2 2 of Fig. 1.

Figure 3 is a vertical sectional view of a portion of the coop. y

. Figure 4 is a detail View showing the closure for the openings at thebottom of the coop. f

Referring to the drawings by numerals, l designates `an innerlcompartment composed of spaced wires or the like, the same fine `themother hen therein. This inner compartment is substantially circular inshape and is surrounded by a sheet metal housing or outer compartment 2which is spaced from the inner compartment in such a way as to provide arunway 3 for the small chicks. At this point. I wish to state that theinner compartment may be made from slats` or may be constructed in anyother way. However, I wish. to construct it in such a way that it willeffectively confine the hen therein, yet permit the small.- chicks toenter it at any pointthroughout its periphery. In order to let the henout of the coop and her compartment, the' latter is equipped in one`side with an opening .4 closed by a pair of overlapping hinged -doors 5locked together by suitable means 5a. The outer compartment 2 islikewise provided with an opening directly opposite or in alinement withthe opening 4 andL it is closed by ,a sliding door` 6 movable in vguides7 If desired, the door 6 may be equipped with a handle 8 to permit it tobe raised vand lowered with facility. Attention is directed to the factthat the doors 5 are such a length that when swung` open, their freeedges contact the guides 7 as shown in Fig. 2, thereby limiting theirmovement and serving to close the runway 3 so that the hen cannot enterthe same. ln order to hold the compartments in proper spaced relation, aplurality of hooks 8a are provided, being pivot ally connected to theouter compartment and having their hooked ends engaged with the adjacenthorizontal wire of the inner compartment as shown. l

As before stated, the outer sheet metal compartment is formed near itslower edge with a plurality of openings 9 which serve to permit thesmall chickens to pass in and out through them so that they can roam atlarge. 1f desired, the alternate openings 9 may be closed by isinglasswindows 10. Furthermore, a circular closure 11, provided with aplurality of openings 12, may be einployed for the purpose of openingand closing the passages 9. This closure is equipped with a handle 13topermit it to be moved to open and close the openings 9.

As before intimated, l so construct the sheet metal compartment that theattendant may have free access thereto. in carrying this out, l providethe roof 13 with a central opening 14 which is surrounded-bi7 avertically disposed rim 15 having al plurality of closely spaced airinlet openings 16. A removable cover 17 serves to close the opening 14and is equipped with a depending flange or ring 1S surrounding the rim15, this .tiange 18 being equipped with openings 19 for registering withthe openings 16, whereby the amount of air permitted to enter the coopmay be regulated or entirely shut off as the case may be.v To facilitateremoval and rotation of the cover, it is equipped with one or morehandles 20.

In use, the mother hen is placed within vthe wire compartment 1 and thedoors are closed, being held in this position by the locking meansshown. By confining the hen in this compartment, the chicks will be freeto have unmolested use of the runway 3 and there will be no chance ofthe hen injuring them. Yet, if they desire, the chicks can enter theinner compartment at. any point throughout the circumference of thelatter. They may also pass in and out of the openings 9 and roam aboutas they please. If it is desired to prevent them from passing in andoutof the compartment 2 through these openings, the slide 11 may beactuated to close the openings. is before indicated, the air enters thecompartment through the top of the outer compartment and it can beregulated to the desired degree by rotating the` cover 17 to increaseand decrease the amount of airpassing through the air inlet openings .16and 19. Feed and water canbe placed within the compartments by removingythe cover 17. When it is desired to let the hen out of the coop, thedoors 5 are swung open to the dotted line position indicated in Fig. 2and the door 6 vis elevated to the dotted line portion indicated inFig. 1. .frs before pointed out, the doors 5 when open prevent the henfrom entering the runway 3 and molesting the sm all chicks.

careful consideration of the description taken in connection with thedrawings is suiiicient to enable persons skilled in the art to which theinvention relates to obtain a clear understanding of the same.Therefore, a more lengthy description is deemed unnecessary.

Since probably the best results may be obtained with the constructionand arrangement herein shown and described, this construction andarrangement is taken as the preferred embodiment of the invention.However, slight minor changes'coming within the scope of the subjoinedclaims may be resorted to.

l claim:

1. A chicken brooding coop comprising ka substantially cylindricalhousing closed at its top and having inlet andescape 'openings in itsvertical wall adjacent the bottom thereof, and a wire cage or confiningcompartment for the hen arranged inside ofthe housing and permanentlyspaced from the wall of the latter to form a runway for the small chicksand t-o permit 'the latter to pass freely in and out between the wiresofthe cage.

2. A brooder coop comprising a substantially circular inner confiningcompartment for the hen, and an outer compartment surrounding thesame-and forming a runway between itself and theinner compartment forthe chicks, said compartment being composed of spaced wires so as toconfinevthe hen therein but permitting the chicks to pass 2freely .intoand out of it between the wires.

3. A chicken brooding coop made up of inner and outer spacedcompartments, said inner compartment being designed Lfor 'confinement ofthe hen and providing a `runway between it and the wall of said outercompartment for the chicks, the walls of said compartments being formedwith oppositely disposed outlet openings, and doors for'closing saidopenings. the doors closing the inner compartment being hinge-d andadapted to swing across said runway to prevent 'the hen from gettinginto the latter.

4. A chicken coop having a substantially truncated conical roof, theapex opening of which is surrounded yby a rim having air inlet openingsformed therein, a substantially conical cover for said apex opening,said cover including a depending apertured ring spaced inwardly from itsperipheral ledge and contacting said rim so as to serve for permittingsaid air inlet openings to be closed or opened when the cover isrotated, the wall of said coop being formed with openings for passageofthe small chickens, means for simultaneously closing all of saidopenings, said Wall being also formed with adapted to be swung acrossthe space bean opening closed by a door, a. cage for contween the cageand coop for preventing the ining a hen arranged inside of the coop andhen from entering this space. l0 spaced from the Wall thereof, beingformed In testimony whereof I have hereunto set with an opening arrangedopposite the last my hand.

named opening and equipped with doors for closing said openings7 saiddoors being JULIA E. RISTY.

